Why Export Controls Work: 5 Debunked Myths About U.S.-China AI Competition
America’s artificial intelligence (AI) edge faces a determined challenger: Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
Amazon.com
Innovation in the Crosshairs
Countering China’s Industrial Espionage
Congressional Testimonies
How a Government Reinsurance Program Can Accelerate Maturation of the Cyber Insurance Market
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Memos
PRC Lawfare Expands to U.S. Courts — Now Is Not the Time to Dismantle U.S. Tech
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is learning how to use American courts to undermine U.S. national security. Specifically, Beijing is working through the courts to block executive branch actions that...
Insights
Arming Consumers With Cybersecurity Data Can Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month approved the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling initiative for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This much-needed...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s president wants new focus on artificial intelligence
Iran's push into AI sparks intrigue and concerns. President Raisi leads discussions on tech's role in the national economy and security.
Op-eds
How Silicon Valley Engineered China’s Protest Crackdowns
American software and equipment—from companies like Microsoft and Oracle—is deeply embedded throughout China’s police state.
Op-eds
Turkish Streamers Colluded With Iran-Based Money Launderers: Amazon Subsidiary Twitch Should Take Action
Twenty-four hundred Turkish streamers have reportedly helped launder nearly $10 million for Iran-based credit card theft schemes through the Amazon subsidiary Twitch, a live streaming service that leads...
Policy Briefs
Does Big Tech Have an Anti-Semitism Problem?
Employees at Google and Amazon launched a petition drive this week to persuade both companies to end their contracts with the world’s only Jewish state. Google and Amazon can send a powerful...
Op-eds
Controversial German politician to head UN agency accused of helping Iran with tech linked to nuclear program
Gerd Müller prepares to outline his plans for UNIDO during the final week of August
Op-eds
America and its military need a blockchain strategy
For the first time, China’s five-year plan for social and economic development calls for the use of blockchain applications in supply chain management, e-governance and fintech, as well as related research...
Op-eds
How Big Tech factors into the US-China geopolitical competition
Excerpt On Oct. 6, the House Judiciary Committee issued a report calling for new antitrust regulations to rein in Big Tech. This report comes after a 15-month antitrust probe into technology firms Google,...
Op-eds
There’s a Bigger Threat Than Big Tech. It’s Big China
As lawmakers grill U.S. technology CEOs, they should ask not just about their near-monopoly power today, but also about staving off Chinese dominance tomorrow.
Op-eds
Why we should invite Hong Kong businesses to move to the United States
In a speech to U.S. governors in February, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that China was actively working to exploit American vulnerabilities at all levels. Two can play at that game. In...
Op-eds
Amazon Pays a Fine for Crimea Business, but Occupied-Territories Policy Remains Murky
Amazon.com, Inc., settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury earlier this month for violating U.S. sanctions by delivering products to Crimea, a region of Ukraine under Russian occupation, and several...
Insights
Illinois Moves to Blacklist Airbnb
Following a request by Governor Bruce Rauner, the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB) on Wednesday unanimously voted to...
Policy Briefs
Kremlin Disinformation Effort Is More Than Just Facebook
Russia’s disinformation campaign isn’t just a marketing problem for Facebook or a series of nuisance bots on Twitter. It’s a concerted effort to not just disrupt Western liberal institutions, bu...
Op-eds
An Edge in the Desert
Weapons are pouring into the Middle East at an unprecedented rate. The Pentagon recently ...
Op-eds
Bombing Suspects Lauded Jihad
While police in and around Boston hunt for celebrate...
Op-eds
In Defense of Biofuels
On the world markets, the cost of a barrel of oil is, at this writing, over $120. In the United States, a gallon of gasoline now costs, on average, roughly $3.50. Even when adjusted for inflation...